Moldovan president designates businessman Vasile Tofan for prime minister

13 July 2026 Moldovan president Maia Sandu on July 11 nominated Vasile Tofan, senior partner and a member of the Investment Committee of the Kyiv-based private equity fund Horizon Capital, as a candidate for prime minister, following the proposal of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS). Tofan has expressed active support for Moldova’s EU accession and in favour of PAS over the past years, without a formal political role. In a press conference on the same day, Tofan reiterated that the main objective of the future government remains European integration and qualified as "realistic" the objective of signing the accession treaty to the European Union by the end of 2028. But Tofan sent a less relevant message on July 4, when he published on Facebook a list of priorities for the would-be prime